Latino Community Outreach

The Latino Community Outreach Program is designed to provide assistance to the Spanish speaking residents in the Dallas area.

Sergeant Robert Muñoz is the Latino Community Liaison Officer and the Unidos Coordinator. He serves as the liaison between the Hispanic Community and the Dallas Police Department with the intent to help bridge the gap between the Department and the Latino Community.

The Unidos Program and the Spanish Citizen's Police Academy were developed to provide valuable resources and information to the Hispanic Community. The main objective of the programs it to help promote safer communities and a better quality of life for all who live and work in our communities through education and empowerment.

Unidos meetings are held during the year entirely in Spanish. The intent of the program is to act as a resource center for Spanish speaking residents and present information and provide assistance in areas of importance to the Latino Community. Each Patrol Division holds four quarterly meetings throughout the year and provides speakers regarding Immigration Law assistance, senior home health care services, taxes, census, city programs.

Dallas Police Department Citizen Academy

The next Citizens Police Academy, Class #40 will be hosted by the Dallas Police Department. The classes will meet every Tuesday. The hours will be from 6:00pm-8:00pm.
The Citizens Police Academy will be held at 5610 Red Bird Center Dr. Ste. #300, Dallas, TX 75237 at the Dallas Police In-Service Police Academy.

Must have a form of valid identification, (Consular identification card, Texas I. D., Driver’s License, Etc.)

Must pass a background check.

The Citizen Police Academy is a revolutionary concept in Law Enforcement and police Community relations. More than a training program, the Dallas Police Departments Citizen Academy serves as a window of opportunity specifically designed to allow the public a hand-in hand guided tour in the world of local law enforcement service.
Our main goal is not to train citizens to task. Rather our goal is to educate the citizens regarding the purpose the rationale and the context purpose. The Citizens Police Academy is a structured program of Police Community Relations which builds another bridge to open communications between the served and the servants. It is also used as a vehicle to communicate useful information to citizens regarding how to live their live safely in our current urban environment and how citizens can take action in coalition with local government to protect their neighborhoods.